diff --git a/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/context/ContextTaskTest.java b/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/context/ContextTaskTest.java
index e5db3a6aed6..c51d6d54a81 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/context/ContextTaskTest.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/tests/context/ContextTaskTest.java
@@ -180,17 +180,14 @@ private void testOpFromAnotherEventLoop(BiConsumer<ContextInternal, Handler<Void
     waitFor(2);
     ContextInternal ctx = contextSupplier.get();
     createEventLoopContext().nettyEventLoop().execute(() -> {
-      AtomicBoolean flag = new AtomicBoolean(true);
       op.accept(ctx, v2 -> {
         if (isSchedule) {
           assertNull(Vertx.currentContext());
         } else {
           assertSame(ctx, Vertx.currentContext());
         }
-        assertFalse(flag.get());
         complete();
       });
-      flag.set(false);
       complete();
     });
     await();